repellent

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin repellēns. Equivalent to repel +‎ -ent.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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repellent (comparative more repellent, superlative most repellent)

  1. Tending or able to repel; driving back.
  2. Repulsive, inspiring aversion.
    • 1978 December 23, Michael Bronski, “Notes and Thoughts by One Gay Man on Pornography and Censorship”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 22, page 11:
      People are rightly and justifiably terrified with our culture. Many aspects of it are destructive and repellant.
    • 2014 April 12, Michael Inwood, “Martin Heidegger: the philosopher who fell for Hitler [print version: Hitler's philosopher]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review)[1], London, page R11:
      [Martin] Heidegger's repellent political beliefs do not contaminate his philosophical work.
  3. Resistant or impervious to something.

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Noun

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repellent (plural repellents)

  1. Someone who repels.
  2. A substance used to repel insects, other pests, or dangerous animals.
  3. A substance or treatment for a fabric etc to make it impervious to something.

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Latin

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Verb

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repellent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of repellō